Mark Sotnick, Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material, Florida 2024

A Winter Springs man has been charged with distributing, receiving, and possessing child sexual abuse material, according to a press release from the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.

Mark Sotnick, 46, of Winter Springs, is accused of receiving child sexual abuse material on September 12, 2021, distributing child sexual abuse material on August 19, 2022, and possessing child sexual abuse material on January 4, 2024.

According to the indictment, Sotnick faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years and up to 20 years in federal prison for the distribution and receipt charges, and a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment for the possession charge.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and will be prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Rachel S. Lyons.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the U.S. government to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Mark Sotnick, a resident of Winter Springs, Florida, is charged with the following crimes:

Criminal Charges: Distribution, Receipt, and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Location: Orlando, Florida

Outcome: Mark Sotnick faces a minimum of 5 years and up to 20 years in federal prison for the distribution and receipt charges, and a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment for the possession charge.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/winter-springs-man-charged-distribution-receipt-and-possession-child-sexual-abuse